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The site of the Coptic monastery is situated on the slope
of the hill of Qubbat al-Hawā, to the west of Aswan, which is honeycombed
with ancient rock-cut tombs of local high officials of the 6th Dynasty. These tombs are arranged on four levels , of
which the Coptic Church is located on the uppermost level, in front of tomb Khunes (QH 34h) and was formerly part of a monastic
settlement, the material remains of which are only partly documented
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The Project
Aims and objectives:
Utilising previous data
and plans combined with newly discovered information and reconstructed plans based on that information, to reconstruct a virtual
3D rendering of the church site. The reconstruction will be greatly enhanced by recent high resolution imagery captured
at the site, combined with on-site visits revealing hitherto unknown inscriptions and wall paintings.
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